Shingled hoofing



April 15 1924.

J. H. MUNRO SHINGLED ROOFING Original Filed Jan.

35 ciation of parts hereinafter described and ReissuedApr. 15, 1924.

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Original m. 1,439,435, dated December 19, 1922, Serial 1T0. 435,950,111ed1anuary 8; 1921. Application for reissue flied February 27, 1924. Serial No. 695,572.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES H. MUNRO,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Pen Argyl, in the county of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Im rovements in Shingled Roofing; and I do eclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descrip tion of the invention, such as' willenable others skilled in the art to which it apperfagainst the upper ends of said shingles to tains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to shingled roofing and has for one of its objects to provide a flexible water-proof carrying sheet for a plurality of shingles, which sheet is adapted to receive and carry oif any water which drains downwardly between the shingles, thereby permitting the latter to be much shorter than usual with a corresponding reduction of expense and weight.

A further object is to provide such an arrangement as to permit the up r edge por-' tion of the shingle carrying slitet to act as a flange by means of which the several sections of the roofing may be nailed in place, and in this connection, a further aim, is to provide a suitable layer of material on the upper surface of this flange with its upper side flush with the shingles thereby forming a support for the next upper row of shingles so as to prevent accidental breakage thereof when walking on the roof or placing otherwei ht thereon.

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ith the foregoing in View, the invention resides in the novel construction andassoclaimed, the descriptive matter being supple- -mented by the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing several sections 0 the roofing secured upon Figure 2 is a sectional view as indicated by line 22 of Fig. 1'.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig; 2 showing a modified form of construction.

igure 4 is a detail perspective view of the form shown in Fig. 3.

In the form of construction shown in 1 and 2, the numeral '1 designates an elon ted rectangular sheet of appropriate flexible water-proof material. means of a layer 2 of any suitable non-dryin flexible cement, a plurality of shingles 3 0 slate or any other desired material, are secured to the upper surface of the sheet 1 with their upper tending portion 4 of t more effectively connect them with the sheet 1 and to prevent any rain or the like from possibly seeping in between the two.

After the sheet 1 and its shingles 3 are laidon the roof, a filling layer .7 is overlapped at itslower edge with the flange 4.- or rather with the cement of said flange, the

,upper portion of saidfilling layer extending to the roof as shown. The upper surface of this sheet is flush with-the upper surfaces of the shingles 3 so that the adjacent sheet 1 will lie flatly in place and its shingles will be supported against possible breakage when walking upon the roof or otherwise placin strain thereon, and it will be seen that w ereverf the end of one of the sheets 1 abuts the end of another sheet, the layer -..7 Wlll. prevent any leakage. This layer may be constructed of any suitable material and it will be observed by reference to Fig. 2 that the nails 5 serve not only to secure the sheet 1 and shingles carried thereby on the r l)o, but act also to secure the layer 7 in ac p In the form of construction shown in Fig. 4 the carrying sheet 1 for the shingles 3 extends a greater distance beyond the upper ends of said shi les as at 4 and as seen-at 7 the cement which is used for securing the 9 shingles in place, forms a tapered filling layer on part of the u per side of saidexlie sheet'l. This arrangement supports the shingles of the next upper row against breakage and causes them to lie flat in place as well as performing all other functions of the separate filling layer 7 above described.

By constructing the roofing sheet in the manner shown and described, it is not only an easy matter to correctly lay the roof but the shingles may be made unusuall short and hence a great saving in materia is efi'ected. Even thou h the shingles are'm'uch shorter than usua however, no leakage will take place since the carrying sheets of the sev elsewhere and snugly abutting the edges oferal roof sections will receive and carry off .the shingles.

any water which flows between the shingles. 4. A structure as specified in claim 3, the Furthermore, no warmth is sacrificed by the cement on said flange being flush with the reduction of the lengths of the shingles, in upper surfaces of the shingles and being view of the addition of the heavy carrying tapered to a feather edge. sheets. v 5. A roofing element comprising a flexible Since excellent results may be obtained water-proof backing, a layer offlexible cefrom the details disclosed, such details may ment on said backing, and a shingle aflixed be followed if desired. I wish it underto said backing by said cement and being stood however, that within the scope of the spaced from one edge of said backing to invention as claimed, numerous minor provide a flange, the cement on said flange changes may be made. being of greater thickness than on the -re I claim: mainder of the backing.

1. A roofing section comprising a backing 6. A roofing element comprising a flexible of flexible water-proof material, a row of water-proof backing, a la er of flexible'ceshingles adhering to the upper face of the ment on said backing, an a shingle aflixed lower portion of said backing and terminatto said backing by said cement and being ing short ofthe upper edge thereof, a plasspaced from one edge of said backing to tie coating upon the upper face of said backprovide a flange, the cement on said flange ing above said shingles and contacting with being tapered from the inner end of the the upper edges of the shingles, and a sheet shingle toward the opposite end of the backof flexible waterroof material extending ing. upwardly from he upper edges of said A roofing element comprising a flexible shingles flush with the outer faces of the water-proof acking, a shingle afiixed to shingles and extending across the plastic said backing and being spaced from an end covering and beyond the upper edge of said of the backing to provide a flange, and fillbacking whereby the shing es will be sup- 1ng means on the flange disposed between ported against breakage under strain apthe inner end of the shingle and the opposite plied to their outer faces when in use. end of the backing.

2. A roofing section com rising an elongated rectangular sheet 0 proof material, a row of separate fire-proof backing and being s aced from an end of shingles cemented on said sheet and occupythe backing to provi e a flange, and means ing the full lengththereof, said sheet proon the flange having a part thereof disposed jectin beyond the u per edges of said flush with the upper face of the shingle to shing es to provide a ange, and a fillin support the superimposed shingle of the layer applied to the upper side of sai next row against breakage. flange, the up r surface of said filling layer- '9. A roofing element comprising a flexible being flush with the upper surfaces of said water-proof backing, a shingle aflixed tosaid shingles and being adapted to support the backing and being spaced from an end of shingles of the next roofing section against the backing to provide a flange, and means breakage when weight is placed thereon. on the flange to support the superimposed 3. A roofing section comprisin an elonshingle of the next row against breakage. gated rectangular sheet of flexi le water- 10. A roofing element-comprising a flexiroof material, a layer of flexible non-dryble backing, a plastic waterproof coating on ing cement on said sheet, and a row of shinthe backing, aslate aflixed to the coating and gles secured 1n place on said sheet by said spaced from one end of the backing to procement, the shingles being spaced from the vide a flange, and a filler on the flange.

one edge of said sheet to provide a flange, the cement on said flange being thicker than JAMES H. MUN R0.

8. A roofing element comprising a flexible V flexible waterwater-proof backing, a shingle aflixed to said 

